Get yourself licensed!

Get yourself licensed!

Whilst you may be able to skipper a boat up to 24m without any formal qualifications, the only law governing watersports for recreational purposes is the use of a VHF Radio. Unless under someone else supervision, you are not allowed to use one without a “Certificate of Competence and Authority to Operate”. So whilst no…

Off to a flying start! Vendée Globe,  1 week in
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Off to a flying start! Vendée Globe, 1 week in

To contextualise the race, if you’ve ever done any round-the-cans yacht racing, just under seven days into the Vendee Globe and the lead boats have just rounded the ‘windward’ (first) mark. Stage one of the race saw some tricky conditions, both tactically and weather-wise. Then of course, there was storm Theta, a deep depression that…

Ever wanted to experience the start of a yacht race without actually being there?
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Ever wanted to experience the start of a yacht race without actually being there?

The technology is here, is the capability from the middle of the Solent with 1,600 other boats? We’ll find out this Saturday. We are going to try and stream the start (and possibly the finish) of the JPMorgan Asset Management, Round the Island race. What could possibly go wrong? Apart from mobile signal, weather, the…